Literary Terms
What is the plot of a play that is shown like a roller-coaster called?
Dramatic Structure
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Name the selection from which this quote is found:
"We brought you a present, Teacher,"...
"The Kiskis"
Who wrote "A Student's Prayer"?
John W. Peterson
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What is the highest point of intensity in a story?
Climax
What is the repetition on INITIAL consonant sounds?
Alliteration
(cool as a cucumber)
Name the selection from which this quote is found:
"That slap-happy, out-for-a-picnic brand of basketball fitted them the way maple syrup fits a waffle."
"Four-Ring Circus"
Who wrote "My Struggle for an Education"?
Booker T. Washington
What item was on stage that embarrassed Toby the night of his performance?
A mirror
An opposing character or rival in opposition on the main character.
Antagonist
The repetition of FINAL consonant sounds.
Consonance
Name the selection from which this quote is found:
"The adjoining recitation-room needs sweeping. Take the broom and sweep it."
"My Struggle for an Education"
Who wrote "Four Ring Circus"?
B. J. Chute
In "The Countess and the Impossible," why did the Countess need to hire someone?
She recently lost her gardener.
The perspective from which a story is told.
Point of view
Irony
Name the selection from which this quote is found:
"Well, young man, the first five-dollar lawn in history certainly deserves some looking around."
"The Countess and the Impossible"
Who wrote "Hiawatha's Childhood"?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Who wrote the poem "Travel"?
Robert Louis Stevenson
The writer or speaker's attitude toward his subject
Tone
The resolution or tying up of loose ends in a story.
Denouement
Name the selection from which this quote is found:
"I have time enough. I will learn tomorrow."
"The Last Lesson"
What does the "T" stand for in Booker T. Washington's name?
Taliaferro
In "The Last Lesson," what was the name of Franz's schoolmaster?
Monsieur Hamel